New protocol on public service transfers
by Bernard Harbor
Public service unions and employers have agreed new arrangements to govern non-pay issues that arise when public service organisations merge, or when staff transfer from one agency to another. Existing statutory provisions that protect pay and remuneration remain in force.
The new protocol says unions and management must reach agreement on non-pay terms and conditions that would receive statutory protection on transfer and “must “identify and agree any non-pay related terms and conditions that will terminate or be red circled on transfer.” It also confirms that transferred staff are governed by the disciplinary and grievance procedures of the organisation they move to.
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